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Limonada de Coco (Coconut Limeade)

Since summer began I have been receiving e-mails from some of my readers asking me about a Coconut Limeade that they had in Cartagena and loved. Okay guys, after some phone calls to Colombia, I have the recipe for you.

I don’t know how good the Limonada de Coco that my readers had in Colombia was, but let me tell you, this recipe is really delicious and refreshing. Thanks to my wonderful readers that told me about this drink and to my friends in Colombia who helped me to find the recipe for you.

Jim,
The last time I was in Cartagena & Barranquilla, earlier this year, I heard that indeed they use condensed milk, but instead of using crema de coco, they use agua de coco with lime juice and condensed milk, with ice. Now, I have to do a LOT of research to figure out the proportions! Today, I discovered that it may be good with rum, but please use the light rum, since the dark Jamaican rum makes it taste like limonada de coco with molasses…not good!

Sounds delicious and easy! I’ll try it. By the way, do you know of any other recipe for making postre de pina? not Flan, but one that seems to have pieces of pina as well as angel cake or something that looks like bread. I tried it once when I was a little girl and it was so good.
Thank you.

I just got back from Cartagena and sat at the bar of the Montesacro restaurant at the Plaza Bolivar and watched them make this. They only used the coconut milk and sugar. After trying the limonada de coco at Montesacro, I ordered it also at other restaurants and was sorely disappointed. El Hotel Caribe’s was the worst. Erica, the recipe you’ve listed is identical to the Montesacro’s. Less sugar would be just as good.

I had this in villa de leyva about recently but it didn’t have the ice so it was creamier. I absolutely loved it. Haven’t tried your recipe but it seems like it has all the right ingredients, though I think they make the limeade with the rind too. I will give it a shot 🙂

I made this last night as directed in the recipe. It was very good – even better with a shot of coconut rum.
I do think that next time I’ll try either the condensed milk (for the smoother & sweeter drink) or regular coconut milk (for the calories).

After walking around Cartagena for most of a (very hot) day we stopped into one of the little restaurants for a late lunch. I ordered one of these and it was like what heaven must taste like. The waitress and cook would NOT tell me how to make one.

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